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• Elites that profit from the status quo seem as entrenched as ever
• The Lagos State governor has generated much excitement by simply turning up for work and delivering - -
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Vested interests block reform
Matthew Green and Tom Burgis consider the chances of a country throwing off the shackles of insecurity and underdevelopment
The economy: Still trapped on the threshold of prosperity
Elites that profit from the status quo seem as entrenched as ever, writes Matthew Green
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Politics: Lagos State governor puts others in the shade
Matthew Green on a politician who has earned widespread respect by getting things done
Corruption: Landmark cases flounder as crime team is purged
Michael Peel on transnational efforts to bring officials to book
Oil and gas: Legal bid to create a national champion
Tom Burgis considers the chances of passing legislation designed to reform Nigeria’s dominant industry
The Niger delta: Grievances fuel region’s sense of marginalisation
The government is using both carrot and stick. Matthew Green reports
Guest column: Hopeful first signs of converting all but bitter-enders
Our mission is nothing less than to transform the way Nigerians think, writes Dele Olojede
Power shortages: A long embrace with the dark
Tom Burgis charts the struggle to solve the riddle of electricity supply
HiTV: A glimpse at the scope of the local media market
Content is key, says satellite TV station founder. Matthew Green reports
Real estate: Lagos becomes one of the most expensive cities in Africa
Parselelo Kantai on boomtime in the country’s commercial capital
The middle class: A fragile new strata of society
There is scant chance of a more robust layer until the education system is repaired, writes Tom Burgis
Arts: Artists shine in an ever-more vibrant creative landscape
Parselelo Kantai finds that, in many cases, international success has driven demand at home
The north: Abandoned in an ‘incubator of poverty’
Tom Burgis considers the prospects for some of the world’s poorest people
Logging: Rearguard action to save vanishing jewel
Matthew Green on unorthodox tactics challenging the timber dons
Banking: Tough governor vows to clean up system
Matthew Green looks at efforts to reform a notoriously opaque industry
